Burial-case



Patented Mar-4 2|, |899.

a. s. HILL.

BURIAL CASE. (Application filed Sept. 28, 1898,)

(N0 Model.)

GEORGE S. HILL, OF WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS.

BURIAL-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621,413, dated March21, 1899. Application led September Z8, 1898i Serial No. 692,100. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. HILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Waukegan, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial-Cases, of which Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description,`reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partthereof.

The object of J[he invention is to provide a burial-case of simple andinexpensive construction which will exclude both moisture and airtherefrom.

The invention consists in the various features of constructionhereinafter described, and more particularly defined by the claim at theconclusion hereof.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a burial-caseembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the sameupon a larger scale.

In the drawings, 3 denotes the -side of the case, and 4 denotes thebottom thereof, these parts being made, preferably, of Wood or likematerial. Side 3 is provided at its lower edge with a tongue 5, and thebottom 4 is provided with a corresponding groove 6 to receive saidtongue 5. The tongue 5 and groove 6 are used to secure the side 3 andbottom 4 together. Covering 7, of non-corrosive iexible metal, such aslead, is extended along the bottom 4, upwardly along the sides 3, overthe top face of side 3, and into a groove 8, formed in the upper edge ofside 3. The top 9, preferably of wood, is provided upon its under sidewith a groove lO. This groove is-arranged opposite groove 8, formed inthe upperedge of side 3. The top 9 is provided with a non-corrosiveflexible covering l2, pref'- erably of lead or the like, which extendsover the upper face-of the top and along the edges thereof and isflanged to nt int-o groove 10. A packing strip or gasket ll fits intogroove 8 of side 3 and groove lO of the top 9.`

If desired, the handles 14 may be secured to the sides 3 in anyconvenient manner.

From the foregoing description it is obvious that when the gasket ll isplaced in the grooves 8 and l0 and the top 9 is forced by screws or thelike against the upper edge of side 3 the packing-strip 1l will betightly compressed and confined between side 3 and top 9 and thecoverings 7 and l2, thus making an effective air and water tight jointbetween the body of the case and the removable top. Coverings '7 and l2prevent the passage of air and moisture through the wooden sides andtop. y

If desired, the case may be used asacofiin or as a protective case for acoiin.

Manifestly the details of construction may be varied without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a burial-case, the combination of the side 3, bottom 4, groove 8, andcovering 7 extended over the upper edge of side 3 and into groove 8,with top 9, groove l0, covering l2, extendingiuto groove 10 andpacking-strip 1l.

GEORGE S. HILL. Witnesses:

JAMES EvA'Ns, CONRAD HoLLsTEIN.

